Technician - Production - Lock Haven - $18.00/hr starting rate + $1.50 night shift diff

First Quality • Lock Haven, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality is a family-owned company with over 35 years of history, now employing over 5,000 team members across multiple manufacturing campuses in the U.S. and Canada. We specialize in producing high-quality personal care and household products. We are seeking a Converting Technician for First Quality Tissue located in Lock Haven, PA. This role involves operating and maintaining production machinery, ensuring product quality, and contributing to process improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Mechanical aptitude including ability to operate a forklift.
• Mathematical skills to operate and understand laboratory testing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot problems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Basic computer skills.
• Work 12-hour shifts.
• Ability to work night shift (6:42pm - 7:00am)
• Constant standing during a 12-hour shift
• Occasional lifting/carrying boxes and items up to 50lbs.
• Constant light grasping and occasional strong grasping.
• Constant repetitive use of foot and hand controls.
• Daily housekeeping and organizing work areas.

Responsibilities

• Loading and unloading raw materials (poly, corrugate, chemical and glue totes, pallets, etc...)
• Check each raw material and finished good tag for accuracy and scan into the system for tracking and quality.
• Machine housekeeping
• Efficiently and safely operate machines, responding to all issues with a sense of urgency and attention to detail.
• Investigate and troubleshoot all machine, quality and process inefficiencies and defects.
• Continuously improve and demonstrate job skill depth and knowledge
• Manage and attend to raw material demands.
• Learn and abide by First Quality and the Department's work standards, safety standards and company policy.
• Taking initiative to continuously improve the manufacturing process and machine's efficiency.
• Conduct product grade line and machine change overs.
• Interface with the machines via computers and HMI control panels.
• Perform routine quality checks of the process and product and record results into the software system.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED